Incident #1000074
Harrison Mills, Harrison River, British Columbia
1910
Account
Peter Williams fourth sighting. He and his wife were fishing in the Harrison River near Harrison Bay, rounded a neck of land and saw a giant on the beach, the same one Peter had seen twice before a few months earlier. They watched it for quite a while and it took no notice of them.
When
- Year
- 1910
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- 6 to 10 minutes
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Harrison River
- Nearest Town
- Harrison Mills
- Direction from Town
- North
- Distance from Town
- 1
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0.5
- Latitude
- 4915--
- Longitude
- 12157--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000071, 1000072, 1000073
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- 25 feet
- Substratum
- fine material
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- McLean's Magazine, April 1, 1929. J.W. Burns quoti
- Source Type
- magazine
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1973
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Reaction
- ignored
- Water Activity
- beside water
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Interviewer
- J.W. Burns
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, boat
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Other report by this witness
- 4